Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 12 - Theory of Computation - Chapter Review Problems - Page 572: 47

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The bubble sort algorithm requires \( (n - 1) \) comparisons and there are \( (n - 1) \) passes. The total comparisons is \( (n - 1)^2 \). This matches the worst-case time complexity of Bubble Sort, which is $O(n^2)$.
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